Re:Screw the Mars hype. Here's why we should move to Venus
by falcor84 on Thursday November 12, 2020 @12:03PM
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>atmosphere you could breath
There are peoples like the Sherpas who live in high places where others can't breathe easily. Apparently their ancestors genetically adapted to these habitats [0].
>H2O to drink
There are peoples like the Bedouin whose whole way of living is based on dealing with the scarcity of water in the desert.
>enjoy 1G gravity
Well, you got me here. There are apparently slight differences on Earth, ranging from ~9.76 to ~9.83 m/s^2, but yes, other planets would be much different.
Anyway, I'm not saying it won't be very difficult for people to adapt, but I just don't see a good reason to say that extraterrestrial life won't ever be commonplace.
There are peoples like the Sherpas who live in high places where others can't breathe easily. Apparently their ancestors genetically adapted to these habitats [0].
>H2O to drink There are peoples like the Bedouin whose whole way of living is based on dealing with the scarcity of water in the desert.
>enjoy 1G gravity
Well, you got me here. There are apparently slight differences on Earth, ranging from ~9.76 to ~9.83 m/s^2, but yes, other planets would be much different.
Anyway, I'm not saying it won't be very difficult for people to adapt, but I just don't see a good reason to say that extraterrestrial life won't ever be commonplace.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-altitude_adaptation_in_hu...